The following is an extract from ENews August 2007 - a Venturers Victoria publication.
Source:
www.vicventurers.com/VicVenturers/Documents/ENews200708.doc (130KB Microsoft Word Document)
It is offered here so that South Australian Venturers and Leaders may gain an understanding about what is happening in another state.
The information presented here should in no way be taken to imply that Venturers (South Australia) agree with the document, or that any part of this document will be implemented by Venturers (South Australia).
Timelines
03-04/11/2007 : National Team meeting #4
01-02/03/2008 : National Team meeting #5
Implementation & Retraining
Current Scheme
- Undertake 16 of 20 activities - earn 4 diamonds
- Overall minimum hour requirement of 265
Key Proposed Changes
Hours Required
- A minimum hour requirement of 255 – 10 hours less
- May increase to 260 if First Aid 15 hours for recognisable qualification
- Split Environment in to 10 and 20 hours
Venturer Award
- is about 1/3 of the Q/Scout Award
- Complete 7 of the 13 level 1 (participation) to earn Venturer Award
- 4 to be compulsory – Unit Management Course, Initiatives, Ideals and Service; and
3 from Vocations, Outdoor, Expeditions, Expressions, Lifestyle, Environment, Pursuits, Citizenship or First Aid - Completion of Venturer Award would earn Certificate II without extra p/work
- Achievable by average Venturer in 12 to 8 months
- Approvals to be at the Unit level
Queen’s Scout
- Complete all 13 V/A plus 4 at QS level to attain QS Award. This is a total of 17 areas
Leadership
The following points were reiterated:
- Leadership courses, when rewritten, should clearly define why the young person needs to do particular activities despite having previous experience with these.
- VLs to be appropriately trained, as it is increasingly important to understand youth & their needs.
- There is a need for District Leaders to provide support to VLs
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Review_Update_2.pdf ( 1MB) which can be obtained from;
http://www.vicventurers.com/VicVenturers/SpecialEvents/venturerReview.html
